Watching my electric mixer hum makes me think of hand-cranked eggbeaters.

Some days, I still reach for the old tools just for the feel.

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Remember getting that smooth batter from my grandma's manual beater, something the electric one never gets right. Tbh the whirring of a motor just doesn't have the same satisfying feel in your hands. Ngl I totally get why you'd still use the old stuff sometimes.

henryp402mo ago

The manual one just gives you better control over the mix.

knight.dylan2mo ago

Alright, hold on. It's a kitchen tool, not a life philosophy. My electric mixer gets my cake batter done in two minutes flat. The hand crank one makes my arm tired and takes forever. Sometimes a tool is just a tool, you know? I'm not looking for a deep feeling from my eggbeater, I'm just trying to make cookies.

wadew512mo ago

Totally! That physical effort just feels more real. My electric one gets the job done, but it's boring.